§ Mr. SillarsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing the individual capital debt write-off of industries and undertakings in each of the past 15 years.
§ Mr. MellorThe information requested is set out in the table. This information relates to national loan fund (NLF) write-offs and consolidated fund (CF) write-offs, for nationalised industries and some other public authorities.
Year and Industry (details) Amount £ 1975–76 Post Office (NLF) 29,700,000 1976–77 — — 1977–78 — — 1978–79 National Freight Corporation (NLF) 53,096,733 1979–80 — — 1980–81 National Freight Corporation (NLF) 100,000,000 Welsh Development Agency (NLF) 1,000,000 Welsh Development Agency (CF) 2,900,000 Scottish Development Agency (NLF) 2,000,000 Scottish Development Agency (CF) 7,000,000 Civil Aviation Authority (CF) 160,000,000 1981–82 — — 1982–83 British Transport Docks Board (NLF) 81,293,616 1983–84 Harbour Authorities (NLF) 29,584,254 1984–85 British Telecom (NLF) 2,789,865,772 1985–86 Harbour Authorities (NLF) 21,103,355 1986–87 British Airports Authority (NLF) 43,503,340 Development Board of Rural Wales (NLF) 32,990,835 New Towns DCC (NLF) 1,687,686,381 1987–88 — — 1988–89 British Steel (CF) 500,000,000 British Steel (CF on privatisation) 3,480,000,000 1989–90 Water-Nominated Holding Companies (NLF) 4,973,328,383 Scottish Nuclear Electric (NLF) 1,368,390,398